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Could council tax reform be the key to popping the housing bubble?http://www.theguardian.com/money/2014/jun/03/council-tax-reform-housing-bubble
England and Scotland use valuations from 1991, while there is no appropriate band for those in the most expensive properties<p>The European Commission's call for the <a href="http://ec.europa.eu/europe2020/europe-2020-in-your-country/united-kingdom/country-specific-recommendations/index_en.htm" title="">UK to act to dampen house prices</a> came with a number of suggestions, including one that &quot;the efficiency and effectiveness of the property tax system could be improved&quot;.</p><p></p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/money/2014/jun/03/council-tax-reform-housing-bubble">Continue reading...</a>Council taxHouse pricesPropertyTaxFamily financesMoneyTue, 03 Jun 2014 16:13:38 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/money/2014/jun/03/council-tax-reform-housing-bubbleAndrew Winning/ReutersA council tax revaluation could make it far less attractive to set a high selling price on a house. Photograph: Andrew Winning/ReutersAndrew Winning/ReutersA council tax revaluation could make it far less attractive to set a high selling price on a house. Photograph: Andrew Winning/ReutersHilary Osborne2014-06-03T16:13:38ZDo first-time buyers really feel stamp duty bound?http://www.theguardian.com/money/2012/feb/14/first-time-buyers-stamp-duty-cml-rics
The CML and Rics suggest the increase in the number of first-time mortgages is due to buyers trying to make a saving before the stamp duty holiday ends. Do you agree?<p>Is the first-time buyer back? Figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) show the <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2012/feb/13/first-time-buyers-stamp-duty-deadline" title="First-time buyers rush to beat stamp duty deadline">number of mortgages advanced to these borrowers rose by 7% in December</a>, while the communities and local government department says the <a href="http://www.communities.gov.uk/documents/statistics/pdf/2088161.pdf" title="DCLG house prices statistics">average price paid by first-time buyers was up by 1.6% year-on-year in the same month (PDF)</a>. These were against falls in the rest of the market.</p><p></p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/money/2012/feb/14/first-time-buyers-stamp-duty-cml-rics">Continue reading...</a>Stamp dutyFirst-time buyersHouse pricesPropertyTaxMoneyHousing marketBusinessTue, 14 Feb 2012 12:19:28 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/money/2012/feb/14/first-time-buyers-stamp-duty-cml-ricsFrank Baron/GuardianFirst-time buyers can currently make savings of between £1,250 and £2,500 because of the stamp duty holiday. Photograph: Frank Baron for the GuardianFrank Baron/GuardianFirst-time buyers can currently make savings of between £1,250 and £2,500 because of the stamp duty holiday. Photograph: Frank Baron for the GuardianHilary Osborne2012-02-14T12:19:28Z